Robotics

The John E. Green Company has experience with many of the automated industrial manufacturing systems now being installed, including:

automated paint manipulators/applicators
welding robots
automated sealant manipulators

We are equipped to handle all phases of installation and hook-up for both new equipment and upgrades:

setting of pedestals and tables
hydraulics
cooling water supply and return
compressed air supply
hookups for paint, sealant, solvents, and other materials

Our project teams are familiar with equipment from all major manufacturers of automated systems, including:

GMF
DeVilbis
KOBE
Robogate
Cincinnati Millicron

In many cases, we have worked with these manufacturers on first-of-a-kind installations that require innovative construction solutions on site.

Chrysler Corporation was the first U.S. automotive manufacturer to build a completely automated body assembly shop. It included a robotic spot welder and the industry's first installation of an 11-stage unibody welding machine. John E. Green helped to assemble the machine in the field, and provided hook-ups for cooling water and compressed air. Chrysler used the automated facility for assembly of the K-car.

John E. Green has installed GMF automotive sealant and paint manipulators at several sites. The articulated GMF manipulator sits on a stationary pedestal; our forces set both the pedestals and the manipulators, and provided all hookups and piping for the machines.

The DeVilbis automotive paint system employs automated manipulators that travel the length of the paint booth on fixed tracks. We installed the DeVilbis manipulators now used in a major Detroit area truck assembly plant.

 

John E. Green was selected as mechanical contractor for the Industrial Technology Institute in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the nation's first facility for industry-wide testing and certification of industrial robots and automated machine tools. Our work included hydraulic and pneumatic systems required to support all test cells and laboratories for machine tools and robots.

This page was lat edited: 04/06/99

Home ] Commercial ] Health Care ] Fire Protection ] Industrial Fire ] Automotive ] Paint Systems ] Powerhouse ] [ Robotics ] Research ] Design Build ]